1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (402+ words) A composer says his latest work carries the weight of “a hugely significant event in Welsh history.” Gareth Glyn’s opera Fflamau Penyberth, which commemorates the 90th anniversary of the 1936 Penyberth arson attack, is being performed on November 28 at Theatr Brycheiniog in…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (298+ words) A four-bedroom farmhouse with about 7.3 acres of land is on the market near Crickadarn. Listed at £575,000, the property has about 2,180 sq ft of accommodation. It is described as offering opportunities for upgrading, with outbuildings and land. It stands in rolling…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (618+ words) A drunk man who subjected a police officer to racist abuse while in custody has been given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay compensation. Jesse Strange, 47, of High Street, Llanfyllin, admitted a racially aggravated public order offence when he…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (561+ words) A Newtown man has avoided having a suspended prison sentence activated for a second time in just over two months after being convicted of resisting police officers during an arrest. Leigh Peter Dobson, 36, of Commercial Street, Newtown, was found guilty…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (498+ words) ANOTHER Brecon business has announced it is to close, with owner Anne Davies revealing that she will be shutting the doors at the Country Kitchen Deli & Bistro at the end of the month. Anne announced the news with a “heavy…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (411+ words) Fresh calls have been made to ban the sale of certain rat poisons to the general public amid fears they are killing protected birds of prey. Wildlife toxicity research group WPRUK has urged the Senedd’s Environment Committee to tighten restrictions…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (413+ words) West Brom celebrated a memorable 1-0 victory over Derby at Pride Park after playing for more than an hour with 10 men. The visitors went in front through Aune Heggebo only to have Brayann Pereira sent off on his debut for a…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (322+ words) British engineering firm Goodwin has struck a £1.1 billion deal to sell parts of its business, which supplies components for submarines and naval vessels. Cerberus, a private equity firm set up by US defence official Stephen Feinberg, has agreed to buy…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (193+ words) Early morning train journeys through Mid Wales have been disrupted due to a shortage of available trains. Services between Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth were cancelled today (Wednesday, September 9) after more trains than usual needed repairs at the same time. The incident…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (113+ words) A 19-year-old woman will stand trial later this year accused of assaulting two men in Newtown. Emma Dey denies assaulting Joseph Shillito and Colin Edwards by beating them on May 28 this year. Teen, 18, damaged door and assaulted dog-sitting friend Powys…...